Belief in Heaven among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage
% of adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who …in heaven
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Survey year
Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
2014
85%
9%
6%
13,702
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Belief in Heaven among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by religious group
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Religious tradition
Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Catholic
88%
8%
4%
2,547
Evangelical Protestant
88%
5%
7%
5,738
Historically Black Protestant
95%
2%
3%
994
Jehovah's Witness
51%
35%
13%
188
Jewish
80%
14%
6%
119
Mainline Protestant
86%
7%
7%
2,103
Mormon
98%
1%
1%
468
Muslim
96%
3%
1%
117
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")
62%
28%
10%
1,117
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Age distribution among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Sample size
Believe
14%
32%
30%
24%
11,300
Don't believe
16%
31%
30%
23%
1,200
Other/don't know
8%
34%
33%
26%
895
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Generational cohort among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Younger Millennial
Older Millennial
Generation X
Baby Boomer
Silent
Greatest
Sample size
Believe
9%
11%
27%
36%
16%
2%
11,300
Don't believe
10%
11%
26%
36%
15%
3%
1,200
Other/don't know
5%
7%
30%
39%
17%
2%
895
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Gender composition among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Men
Women
Sample size
Believe
50%
50%
11,546
Don't believe
66%
34%
1,227
Other/don't know
56%
44%
929
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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White
Black
Asian
Latino
Other/Mixed
Sample size
Believe
65%
15%
3%
13%
3%
11,397
Don't believe
62%
10%
5%
19%
4%
1,203
Other/don't know
71%
9%
3%
12%
4%
908
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Immigrant status among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Immigrants
Second generation
Third generation or higher
Sample size
Believe
14%
7%
79%
11,383
Don't believe
23%
9%
68%
1,213
Other/don't know
15%
6%
80%
916
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Income distribution among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
% of adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who have a household income of…
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Less than $30,000
$30,000-$49,999
$50,000-$99,999
$100,000 or more
Sample size
Believe
38%
21%
26%
14%
9,951
Don't believe
35%
21%
26%
18%
1,068
Other/don't know
32%
21%
29%
18%
743
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Educational distribution among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
% of adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who have completed…
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High school or less
Some college
College
Post-graduate degree
Sample size
Believe
49%
31%
13%
7%
11,469
Don't believe
48%
29%
13%
10%
1,216
Other/don't know
45%
29%
17%
9%
926
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Marital status among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Married
Living with a partner
Divorced/separated
Widowed
Never married
Sample size
Believe
55%
4%
14%
9%
18%
11,500
Don't believe
54%
6%
14%
7%
20%
1,220
Other/don't know
65%
3%
14%
7%
12%
921
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Parent of children under 18 among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Parents
Non-parents
Sample size
Believe
30%
70%
11,500
Don't believe
26%
74%
1,221
Other/don't know
30%
70%
923
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Belief in God among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Believe in God; absolutely certain
Believe in God; fairly certain
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain
Believe in God; don't know
Do not believe in God
Other/don't know if they believe in God
Sample size
Believe
86%
11%
1%
< 1%
< 1%
< 1%
11,546
Don't believe
51%
18%
9%
1%
18%
3%
1,227
Other/don't know
74%
14%
5%
2%
1%
4%
929
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Importance of religion in one's life among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Very important
Somewhat important
Not too important
Not at all important
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
80%
16%
3%
1%
< 1%
11,546
Don't believe
44%
21%
17%
18%
< 1%
1,227
Other/don't know
68%
18%
7%
4%
2%
929
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Attendance at religious services among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month/a few times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
59%
28%
13%
< 1%
11,546
Don't believe
35%
25%
40%
1%
1,227
Other/don't know
57%
21%
21%
2%
929
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Frequency of prayer among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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At least daily
Weekly
Monthly
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
77%
13%
4%
6%
1%
11,546
Don't believe
46%
11%
6%
36%
1%
1,227
Other/don't know
69%
12%
4%
13%
3%
929
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
43%
12%
9%
35%
1%
11,546
Don't believe
28%
6%
7%
59%
< 1%
1,227
Other/don't know
44%
9%
6%
39%
2%
929
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Frequency of meditation among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
50%
7%
4%
37%
2%
11,546
Don't believe
40%
7%
5%
46%
3%
1,227
Other/don't know
49%
5%
3%
38%
4%
929
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
% of adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
72%
12%
7%
9%
1%
11,546
Don't believe
51%
11%
8%
28%
2%
1,227
Other/don't know
68%
9%
6%
14%
3%
929
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Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
45%
16%
12%
26%
2%
11,546
Don't believe
46%
13%
13%
27%
2%
1,227
Other/don't know
53%
13%
10%
20%
4%
929
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Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
% of adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
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Religion
Philosophy/reason
Common sense
Science
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
57%
4%
32%
4%
2%
11,546
Don't believe
35%
8%
44%
12%
2%
1,227
Other/don't know
55%
6%
30%
4%
4%
929
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Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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There are clear standards for what is right and wrong
Right or wrong depends on the situation
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
47%
50%
1%
1%
11,546
Don't believe
42%
56%
1%
1%
1,227
Other/don't know
54%
42%
2%
2%
929
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Frequency of reading scripture among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
59%
11%
7%
22%
1%
11,546
Don't believe
35%
6%
6%
51%
1%
1,227
Other/don't know
57%
8%
5%
28%
2%
929
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Interpreting scripture among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Word of God; should be taken literally
Word of God; not everything taken literally
Word of God; other/don't know
Not the word of God
Other/don't know
Sample size
Believe
55%
29%
4%
8%
4%
11,546
Don't believe
28%
18%
2%
47%
6%
1,227
Other/don't know
39%
21%
8%
17%
15%
929
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Belief in Hell among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
% of adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who …in hell
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Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Believe
85%
11%
5%
11,546
Don't believe
22%
75%
3%
1,227
Other/don't know
37%
16%
47%
929
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Party affiliation among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Republican/lean Rep.
No lean
Democrat/lean Dem.
Sample size
Believe
53%
15%
31%
11,546
Don't believe
49%
24%
26%
1,227
Other/don't know
56%
21%
23%
929
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Political ideology among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
58%
26%
11%
6%
11,546
Don't believe
47%
28%
16%
9%
1,227
Other/don't know
62%
19%
7%
12%
929
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Views about size of government among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Smaller government; fewer services
Bigger government; more services
Depends
Don't know
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Believe
61%
34%
2%
3%
11,546
Don't believe
66%
30%
2%
2%
1,227
Other/don't know
69%
21%
4%
6%
929
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Views about government aid to the poor among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Does more harm than good
Does more good than harm
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
57%
38%
3%
2%
11,546
Don't believe
58%
37%
4%
1%
1,227
Other/don't know
59%
31%
7%
4%
929
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Views about abortion among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Legal in all/most cases
Illegal in all/most cases
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
29%
68%
4%
11,546
Don't believe
42%
54%
4%
1,227
Other/don't know
24%
69%
7%
929
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Views about homosexuality among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Should be accepted
Should be discouraged
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
23%
70%
4%
3%
11,546
Don't believe
27%
65%
4%
3%
1,227
Other/don't know
21%
67%
6%
6%
929
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Views about environmental regulation among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Belief in Heaven
Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
51%
43%
2%
3%
11,546
Don't believe
47%
48%
2%
3%
1,227
Other/don't know
57%
31%
5%
7%
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Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about human evolution among adults who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven
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Evolved; due to natural processes
Evolved; due to God's design
Evolved; don't know how
Always existed in present form
Don't know
Sample size
Believe
12%
25%
2%
55%
5%
11,546
Don't believe
34%
16%
3%
44%
4%
1,227
Other/don't know
14%
14%
6%
55%
11%
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Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.